Ethiopia
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Ethiopia is an Horn-of-Africa state completing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, hosting the African Union, and scaling agro-processing and airline logistics.
Ethiopia is a Country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub-region of the Africa continent.
Easy learning about Ethiopia
The capital city of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.
Word: Coffee
Meaning: origin brew
Basic Information
Capital City: Addis Ababa
Population: 128,691,692 (UN)
Area: 1,127,127 km² / 700,363 sq mi
People are called: Ethiopians, Habesha
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
12 ethnically based regional states (kililoch) and 2 chartered cities* (astedader akabibiwach)
- Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa),
- Afar,
- Amara (Amhara),
- Binshangul Gumuz,
- Dire Dawa*,
- Gambela Hizboch (Gambela),
- Hareri Hizb (Harari),
- Oromia,
- Sidama,
- Sumale,
- Tigray,
- YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations,
- Nationalities and Peoples),
- YeDebub M'irab Ityop'iya Hizboch (Southwest Ethiopia Peoples),
- Southern Ethiopia Peoples
Geography
Latitude: 8° 00' N
Longitude: 38° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Eastern Africa
Intermediary Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Continental Region: Africa
Borders
Climate
tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 63 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 498 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Low Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 144 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 2.845 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 180 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.497
Mean Years of Schooling: 2,4
Expected Years of Schooling: 9,2
Life Expectancy at Birth: 67,3 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Orthodox
Second Most Predominant: Muslim
Technical Information
TLD: .et
Calling Code: +251
MapGeo Name: Ethiopia
MapGeo Code: ET